2024 Utah State University Faculty Awards

Utah State University’s 2024 Faculty Awards Ceremony was held on Wednesday, March 27 from 3-5 p.m. in the Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall. The ceremony was hosted by the Office of the Provost and the Office of Research to recognize faculty members' accomplishments during the last year.

2024 Faculty Awards Video

Awards to be Recognized at the 2024 Ceremony

The USU Faculty Awards Ceremony included recognitions for the following awards:

 

USU Presidential Award for Civic and Community Engagement
Recipient: Jayme Walters | Social Work | College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor of the Year
Recipient:
  • Ryan Berke | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | College of Engineering
Nominees:
  • Antje Graul | Marketing and Strategy | Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
  • Jared Ragland | Art and Design | Caine College of the Arts
  • Mirella Meyer-Ficca | Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences | College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
  • Ryan Berke | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | College of Engineering
  • Sandra Laing Gillam | Communicative Diorders and Deaf Education | Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
  • Sarah O'Neill | World Languages and Culture | College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Shannon Belmont | Environment and Society | S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources
  • Stephen Walsh | Mathematics and Statistics | College of Science

Undergraduate Faculty Mentor of the Year Award
Recipient:
  • Ronald Sims | Biological Engineering | College of Engineering
Nominees:
  • Dennise Gackstetter | Art + Design | Caine College of the Arts
  • Karl Hoopes | Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences | College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
  • Kimberly Snow | Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling | Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
  • Nghiem Nguyen | Mathematics and Statistics | College of Science
  • Ronald Sims | Biological Engineering | College of Engineering
  • Russ Beck | English | College of Humanities and Social Scienes
  • Sterling Bone | Marketing and Strategy | Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
  • Sunshine Brosi | Wildland Resources | S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources

Graduate Mentor of the Year Award
Recipient:
Nominees:
  • Alexis K. Ault | Geosciences | College of Science
  • Angela Minichiello | Engineering Education | College of Engineering
  • Christopher M. Scheer | Music | Caine College of the Arts
  • Kaitlin Bundock | Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling | Emma Eccles Jones College of Education & Human Services
  • Kari Veblen | Wildland Resources | S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources
  • Man-Keun Kim | Applied Economics | College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
  • Sharla Bayles | Social Work | College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Zsolt Ugray | Data Analytics & Information Systems | Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

Faculty University Service Award
Recipient:
  • Kelly Kopp | Plants, Soils, and Climate | College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
Nominees:
  • Celina Wille | Applied Sciences, Technology & Education | Extension
  • Daniel Coster | Mathematics and Statistics | College of Science
  • Doris McGonagill | World Languages and Cultures | College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Erin Rivers | Watershed Sciences | S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources
  • Kelly Fadel | Data Analysis & Information Systems | Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
  • Kelly Kopp | Plants, Soils, and Climate | College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
  • Michelle McKnight | Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling | Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
  • Nicholas Roberts | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | College of Engineering
  • Noel A. Carmack | Art + Design | Caine College of the Arts

Faculty Researcher of the Year Award
Recipient:
  • Karen Beard | Wildland Resources | S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources
Nominees:
  • Brent Chamberlain | Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning | College of Agriculture and Aapplied Sciences
  • David Feldon | Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences | Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
  • Grazia Xiong | School of Accountancy | Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
  • Greg Droge | Electrical and Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
  • Karen Beard | Wildland Resources | S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources
  • Soukaina Boubrahimi | Computer Science | College of Science
  • Susan Grayzel | History | College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Timothy Chenette | Music | Caine College of the Arts

Eldon J. Gardner Teacher of the Year Award
Recipient:
  • Pedram Jahangiry | Data Analysis & Information Systems | Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
Nominees:
  • Amanda Deliman | School of Teacher Education and Leadership | Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
  • Brian Champagne | Journalism & Communications | College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Cassandra McCall | Engineering Education | College of Engineering
  • Gustavo Ovando-Montejo | Environment & Society | S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources
  • Melissa Kofoed | Chemistry and Biochemistry | College of Science
  • Michael Shipley | Theatre Arts | Caine College of the Arts
  • Pedram Jahangiry | Data Analysis & Information Systems | Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
  • Stacy Bevan | Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences | College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

E.G. Peterson Extension Award
Recipient:

D. Wynne Thorne Career Research Award
Recipient:
Nominees:
  • Ben Blau | Economic and Finance | Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
  • Christy Glass | Sociology | College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Colin Flint | Political Science | College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Michael Twohig | Psychology | Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
  • Rose Qingyang Hu | Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
  • Silvana Martini | Nutrition, Dietics, & Food Sciences | College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

Cazier Professor Lifetime Achievement Award
Recipient:
Nominees:
  • Bob Mills | Data Analysis & Information Systems | Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
  • Doug Ramsey | Wildland Resources | S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources
  • Nancy Hills | Theatre Arts | Caine College of the Arts
  • Renee V. Galliher | Psychology | Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
  • Steve Scheiner | Chemistry and Biochemistry | College of Science

Review Faculty Awards for all award information, deadlines, and nomination process

Contact Information

For questions about the Office of the Provost Awards:

Andi McCabe (andi.mccabe@usu.edu; 797-1121)
Michele Hillard (michele.hillard@usu.edu; 797-0121)

For questions about the Office of Research Awards:

Teresa Seeholzer (teresa.seeholzer@usu.edu; 797-1180)
Nathan Stucki (nathan.stucki@usu.edu; 797-9879)